Who is ben eagan?

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User: Who is Ben Eagan?

Assistant: Ben Eagan (with exact spelling "Eagan") is not a single highly prominent public figure, but the most notable match from current sources is a Toronto-based software engineer, maker, and tinkerer.

### Primary Match: Software Engineer at Cohere
- Background: Ben Eagan is a software engineer specializing in Search and Retrieval, Natural Language Understanding (NLU), and High Performance Computing (earlier career). He is based in Toronto's East York area and educated at the University of Edinburgh. [ca.linkedin.com]
- Professional Role: Manager of Technical Staff at Cohere (AI company). [ca.linkedin.com]
- Personal Projects: Runs "The Cyber Omelette" blog and YouTube channel (@benjamineagan) documenting DIY electronics, Raspberry Pi builds (e.g., smart mirrors, voice assistants like Alexa-integrated Big Mouth Billy Bass), coffee roasting setups, astrophotography trackers, and more. He's active on Hackster.io and Instagram (@beneagan). [cyber-omelette.com] [youtube.com/benjamineagan] [hackster.io/ben-eagan]

### Other Matches (Less Exact or Notable)
- Historical Figure (Spelling: Ben Egan): Arthur Augustus "Ben" Egan (1883–1968), a MLB catcher (Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians) known as Babe Ruth's first professional catcher and mentor to Hall of Famers like Lefty Grove and Stan Coveleski. Played 1908–1915 (.165 BA), later coached, and managed minor leagues. From Sherrill, NY. [sabr.org] [en.wikipedia.org] [baseball-reference.com]
- Others**: Ben Egan (rugby union player, Australia, 1908–1961) [en.wikipedia.org]; various lesser-known (e.g., actor, educator, athlete, golfer) with similar spellings. [imdb.com] [en.wikipedia.org]

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- Ben Egan – Society for American Baseball ResearchLinkedinScroll to top: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ben-egan/ (fetched/scraped page)
- Ben Egan (baseball) - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Egan_(baseball) (fetched/scraped page)
- About - The Cyber Omelette: https://cyber-omelette.com/about.html (fetched/scraped page)
- Ben Egan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & ...: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eganbe01.shtml (search result only)
- Ben Eagan: https://www.youtube.com/benjamineagan (search result only)
- Ben Eagan - Manager of Technical Staff at Cohere: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ben-eagan-9620ba5 (search result only; fetch failed)
- Ben Egan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Egan (search result only)
- Ben Eagan (@ben_eagan): https://www.instagram.com/ben_eagan/ (search result only)
- Ben Eagan: https://www.hackster.io/ben-eagan (search result only)
- Benjamin M. Egan, PGA | Golf Lessons | Mattapoisett, MA: https://www.pga.com/coach/benjaminegan?srsltid=AfmBOopWuvS6vbZD5IbKMYwx2sWQdlf1u3PfFQxOgU58onWB7qierf92 (search result only)
- Ben Egan: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2466836/ (search result only)
- Ben Egan (rugby union): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Egan_(rugby_union) (search result only)
- Ben Egan: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9092755/ (search result only)
- Dr. Ben Egan | Educational Services: https://www.tusd.org/educational-services/people/655672/ben-egan (search result only)
- Ben Egan - 2025 - Football - University of Dubuque: https://udspartans.com/sports/football/roster/ben-egan/5429 (search result only)
- Can someone explain I know what you did last summer to ...: https://www.reddit.com/r/horror/comments/1g16lbc/can_someone_explain_i_know_what_you_did_last/ (search result only)
- Ben Egan | Lawyers: https://www.kirkland.com/lawyers/e/egan-ben (search result only)
- BIO | Ben Egan Trumpet: https://www.begantpt.com/bio (search result only)
- Ben Egan Bio: https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/player/ben-egan-17081/bio?seasonYear=1912&seasonType=regularSeason&perspective=batting&statType=standard (search result only)
- Ben Egan: https://soc.kuleuven.be/ceso/wo/erlm/team_old/ben-egan (search result only)
- Ben Egan Minor Leagues Statistics: https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=egan--001art (search result only)
- Ben Egan - Biography: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2466836/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_ql_1 (search result only)